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Key Features of Argus® II

The Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System ("Argus II") is the world's first FDA approved device intended to restore some functional vision for people living with blindness due to severe to profound retinitis pigmentosa. Moreover, it offers the following benefits:

Most clinical experience of any retinal prosthesis ever developed

Improvements in ability to perform visual tasks demonstrated in many patients

Upgradable external hardware and software to benefit from future innovations

Minimal time from implantation to first system use and use at home

Implant is MR conditional (VPU and glasses are MR unsafe and should not be worn inside an MR system room)

Video processor with adjustable settings for individual preferences, for example:

Edge enhancement

Contrast enhancement

20° maximum possible field of view

Can be compared to a 30 cm ruler held out at arm's length

Audible signals that provide information on system functionality

HUMANITARIAN DEVICE: Authorized by Federal (U.S.) law to provide electrical stimulation of the retina to induce visual perception in blind patients with severe to profound retinitis pigmentosa and bare light or no light perception in both eyes. The effectiveness of this device for this use has not been demonstrated.